Juan Beniquez

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1971-1988)

AVG .274
HR 79
RBI 476
H 1,274
OPS .705
PIV 220
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 150 lb
Born
5/13/1950 in San Sebastian, P.R.
MLB Debut
1971-09-04
Last Game
1988-05-30
Awards
Gold Glove

Full name: Juan Jose Beniquez

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,500 4,651 610 1,274 190 30 79 476 104 349 551 .274 .327 .379 .705 220

Career AVG .274 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — +6.1% above league average.

Career OBP .327 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .379 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .705 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1971 BOS AL 16 57 8 17 2 0 0 4 3 3 4 .298 .249 (+20%) .316 (+5%) .365 (-9%) .682 (-2%) -16.1
1972 BOS AL 33 99 10 24 4 1 1 8 2 7 11 .242 .243 (-1%) .310 (-8%) .353 (-6%) .664 (-7%) -124.5
1974 BOS AL 106 389 60 104 14 3 5 33 19 25 61 .267 .256 (+4%) .324 (-4%) .369 (-3%) .693 (-3%) -238.0
1975 BOS AL 78 254 43 74 14 4 2 17 7 25 26 .291 .257 (+13%) .327 (+9%) .374 (+7%) .701 (+8%) 384.6
1976 TEX AL 145 478 49 122 14 4 0 33 17 39 56 .255 .255 (avg) .320 (-2%) .360 (-17%) .681 (-10%) -623.2
1977 TEX AL 123 424 56 114 19 6 10 50 26 43 43 .269 .264 (+2%) .329 (+2%) .401 (+3%) .730 (+3%) 216.3
1978 TEX AL 127 473 61 123 17 3 11 50 10 20 59 .260 .257 (+1%) .323 (-10%) .378 (avg) .702 (-5%) -437.9
1979 NYA AL 62 142 19 36 6 1 4 17 3 9 17 .254 .265 (-5%) .329 (-9%) .397 (-1%) .727 (-5%) -150.4
1980 SEA AL 70 237 26 54 10 0 6 21 2 17 25 .228 .264 (-14%) .326 (-15%) .387 (-11%) .714 (-13%) -488.2
1981 CAL AL 58 166 18 30 5 0 3 13 2 15 16 .181 .255 (-29%) .320 (-21%) .368 (-28%) .688 (-25%) -631.9
1982 CAL AL 112 196 25 52 11 2 3 24 3 15 21 .265 .261 (+2%) .324 (-1%) .388 (avg) .712 (-1%) -24.1
1983 CAL AL 92 315 44 96 15 0 3 34 4 15 29 .305 .260 (+17%) .324 (+6%) .389 (-2%) .714 (+1%) 107.6
1984 CAL AL 110 354 60 119 17 0 8 39 0 18 43 .336 .259 (+29%) .322 (+15%) .384 (+17%) .707 (+16%) 1065.0
1985 CAL AL 132 411 54 125 13 5 8 42 4 34 46 .304 .257 (+18%) .323 (+13%) .390 (+7%) .714 (+10%) 841.9
1986 BAL AL 113 343 48 103 15 0 6 36 2 40 49 .300 .257 (+17%) .325 (+14%) .395 (avg) .720 (+7%) 550.2
1987 KCA AL 57 174 14 41 7 0 3 26 0 11 26 .236 .262 (-10%) .331 (-15%) .415 (-21%) .746 (-18%) -538.0
1987 TOR AL 39 81 6 23 5 1 5 21 0 5 13 .284 .262 (+8%) .331 (avg) .415 (+34%) .746 (+19%) -538.0
1988 TOR AL 27 58 9 17 2 0 1 8 0 8 6 .293 .254 (+15%) .317 (+17%) .377 (avg) .695 (+8%) 101.1
Career · 18 seasons 1,500 4,651 610 1,274 190 30 79 476 104 349 551 .274 — — — — -544

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
8 20 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 .200

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1982 ALCS CAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1975 ALCS BOS 3 12 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .250
1975 WS BOS 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .125

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home746221230363942247.289
Away754243930763537229.260

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1988-05-30 TORMILL 000000010
1988-05-29 TORCHWW 400000000
1988-05-28 TORCHWL 100000000
1988-05-27 TORCHWW 111000100
1988-05-26 TORTEXL 422000000
1988-05-24 TORTEXW 411000201
1988-05-23 TORMILL 100000000
1988-05-20 TORMILW 100000000
1988-05-18 TORTEXL 300000000
1988-05-17 TORTEXL 101000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 68 54 472 33 5 62
2B 1 0 1 0 1 0
3B 49 38 21 76 9 1
OF 1155 958 2535 69 60 12
SS 43 38 62 116 20 24

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1971 BOS SS 15 14 24 27 6 5
1972 BOS SS 27 24 38 88 14 19
1974 BOS OF 97 88 264 4 6 2
1975 BOS 3B 14 8 6 14 0 0
1975 BOS OF 44 35 104 3 1 2
1976 TEX 2B 1 0 1 0 1 0
1976 TEX OF 141 129 410 18 6 3
1977 TEX OF 123 119 311 10 4 1
1978 TEX OF 126 124 309 8 9 1
1979 NYA 3B 3 3 1 11 0 0
1979 NYA OF 60 36 99 4 2 0
1980 SEA OF 65 61 176 3 8 0
1981 CAL OF 55 47 117 0 5 0
1982 CAL OF 107 47 113 4 2 1
1983 CAL OF 84 68 174 8 6 1
1984 CAL OF 98 82 197 5 6 1
1985 CAL 1B 46 38 319 24 4 42
1985 CAL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1985 CAL OF 71 54 119 1 0 0
1985 CAL SS 1 0 0 1 0 0
1986 BAL 1B 14 11 96 8 1 14
1986 BAL 3B 25 22 13 47 8 1
1986 BAL OF 54 45 102 1 4 0
1987 KCA 1B 6 5 50 1 0 6
1987 KCA 3B 6 5 0 4 1 0
1987 KCA OF 22 18 33 0 0 0
1987 TOR 1B 2 0 7 0 0 0
1987 TOR OF 7 5 7 0 1 0
1988 TOR OF 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 68
Second Base 1
Third Base 50
Shortstop 43
Left Field 296
Center Field 732
Right Field 189
Designated Hitter 111

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1977 Gold Glove OF

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1988 TOR AL $400,000
1987 BAL AL $430,000
1986 BAL AL $450,000
1985 CAL AL $365,000
Total Career Earnings $1,645,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1984 Most Valuable Player AL 25th 2.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Juan Beniquez (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Joe Orsulak
    .273 avg, 57 HR
  2. 73
    Jay Johnstone
    .267 avg, 102 HR
  3. 71
    Alex Johnson
    .288 avg, 78 HR
  4. 70
    Dan Gladden
    .270 avg, 74 HR
  5. 70
    Joel Youngblood
    .265 avg, 80 HR
  6. 67
    Cliff Heathcote
    .275 avg, 42 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Juan Beniquez

What years did Juan Beniquez play?
Juan Beniquez played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1988.
Was Juan Beniquez a pitcher?
No. Juan Beniquez was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Juan Beniquez hit?
Juan Beniquez hit 79 career home runs with 1274 hits.